New Utrecht High School - Comet Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Ghz QZUIIIBI fl Mr. Ehrlich was training his orchestra for one of their public performances. We will go back to Poco mino mosso, the place you make a Poco mino messo, out of . The other day, Ruth Paul and Morris Zo- lotow were looking up where certain words originated. After a while Ruth suggested that they look up exaggerate. To this Zor- ris repliedg Why waste time looking that up when everybody knows that exaggerate originated in the Nuhs office. The Second Annual Dramatic Matinee presented by the English Department was perhaps more successful than that of the pre- vious year. The plays presented were The Wonder Hat, The Boor,', The jest of Hahalabaf' Credit for the presentation is due Mrs. Lederman. who directed the plays, Mr. Serwer who staged the plays and Mr. Rosenzweig whose advice greatly helped. Believe it or not, said Mr. Bernstein in his history class the other day, Queen Elizabeth was tall and thin, but a stout Pro- testantf' 2 x Z os ' , -,A M 3:22, oe 17 . Weifzfteifz During the regrettable absence of Moe Weinstein,our energetic little School Notes editor, this column has been written and ed- ited by jerty Meadows. Blanche Gold: Charlie, are you positive that this is beefsreak? Charlie: Sure itls beefsteak! Wossa mat- ter? Blanche Gold: Well when I find a horse- fly buzzing around a steak, darned if I don't get suspicious. Miss jamer: Where do we find mangoes? Pigeon B: Where woman goes. M. Weiner: Qcalling centralj Vill you Twenty-Jive

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Ghz Qlumet Twenty-four something went wrong with a spotlight right in the middle of The Boot and the sun stopped shining . . . Someone called it an eclipse . . . Since this is a Senior Issue we'll give you a few intimate details az Za Skolsfey, about the graduating thespians who made the matinee what it was . . . Ruth Paul has held G. O. offices galore and now is Vice President of the Senior Class . . . she helps edit the Comet . . . when she's in the mood . . . Intends to go out for dramatics in college . . . Blanche Peshkin loves angel cake and milk, is inspiration for all sorts of poetry . . . Morris Zolotow, or Zorris as he was rechristened divides his time between edit- ing the Comet, eating in Charlies, seeing shows gratis and acting. . . Insists he is a Communist but no one believes it . . . He tries to act nutty because he has an inferiority complex and wants to get the center of the stage . . Dave Livingston can debate fhe says so himselfj . . . really, a pleasant fellow . . . Aaron Schlenoff is the New Utrecht correspondent of the Eagle . . . Talks very fast . . . makes love unsuccessfully . . . Irving Grodstein has visited insane asylums, captained the service squad, edited the Natur- alist . . . he also acts . . . Walter Nels-on is a silent, taciturn Swede . . . You'll admit he's got lungs . . . Flossie Sachnoff drew a nude cherubim for The Wonder Hat . . . On the opening day of the production it was decided to expurgate the cherubim and half fthe lower halfj was out off . . . As a fitting finale to it all, The Wonder Hat is going to set a new precedent for gradua- tions when it will be presented with the original cast intact at the Academy of Music, june 24 . . .

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fitbe Qlumet gif me the correct time, please? Central: We are not allowed to give correct time. M. Weiner: Vell, what time would it be if you were allowed to give correct time? The New Utrecht High School Math Club set out to find the square root of two. Un- confirmed reports are that several members of the club have been attacked, and several bitten by a roaming pack of vicious quad- ratics. Their lives were saved only through their presence of mind in seeking shelter under a radical sign, from which a rescue party of Math teachers are endeavoring to extract them. According to Mr. Deutch the only way you can make a freshman understand any- thing is as follows: 1. Tell him what you are going to say 2. Say it. 3. Summarize what you said. 4.Write him a letter. Whoever said, Experience Teaches, nev- er heard of prom crashes. Mr. Rosenzweig: What do we use soap for? M. Allen S.: That's what I'd like to know. Miss Burrows had been lecturing on the wisdom displayed by animals and birds. Having finished her discourse, she invited her pupils to ask questions bearing on the subject. Morton Cytron asked: What makes chic- kens know how big our egg-cups are? This is just about the Final of the term that the Freshman discovers the rushing theme song. You know, those Little White Liesfi Twenty-Jix ' Bob Sherwood wrote a little poem about how you could tell to what class a student belonged. We changed it so it would be suitable for New Utrecht. You can always tell a Freshman By his very timid looks You can always tell a Sophomore By the way he marks his books You can always tell a junior By his nonchalance and such You can always tell a Senior But you cannot tell him much. Aaronoif: fat box officej I want three seats. Ticket seller: Sorry, but we're sold out. Aaronoifz You mean to say you havenlt even 3 seats you can sell me? T. S.: That's it. Aaronoff: Well, I call that blamed poor management. Mr. Starts: Toddy, spell 'ferment' and give its definition. Toddy: F-e-r-m-e-n-t, to work. Mr. S: Now use it in a sentence so I may be sure you understand. Toddy: In nice weather, I would rather play tennis out-of-doors, than ferment in school. Miss Mullins: Give the definition of water. Limpid: A liquid that turns black when you put your hands in it. Mr. Bravermen: Tell me three kinds of publicity. Angelillo: Well therels the telephone, telegraph, and-tell a woman. Frenchy Ball: What shall I do? I want to surprise my sister on her birthday. Zimmerman: Why don't you hide be- hind her and yell Boo!